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Something New, Something Old.

· One min read
Daniel A.R. Evans
Full-Stack Software Janitor

My previous site was slow, clunky, and badly supported dark-mode. It is a constant iteration powered by one simple concept - I loathe writing resumés in word documents.

This site should ideally be cleaner, faster, and more useful to any viewing it. Heck, maybe I'll even write more about my personal thoughts and efforts.

tip

In an ideal world Software Engineering can be fun, educational, and productive. Sometimes it is all of them. Sometimes it is none of them.

Git Reviewing

· One min read
Daniel A.R. Evans
Full-Stack Software Janitor
Have you ever worked in an environment where pull requests need your review in a timely manner, but there is a lot of traffic on slack, or in emails?

Worry no more! With this in-progress tool, you can select specific repostiories linked to your github account to monitor for pull requests needing your review!

Coupon King

· 3 min read
Daniel A.R. Evans
Full-Stack Software Janitor

When I was in college, I lived very close to a Burger King®. This was convenient, and their coupons made it very cheap.

After ordering at least $100 worth of $3 coupon meals, I felt pretty confident I understood how their coupon system worked. The only factor I couldn't predict was the training of an employee. BK's coupon system has some pretty simple rules I've gathered over time.

MAGWest

· 5 min read
Daniel A.R. Evans
Full-Stack Software Janitor

A Fateful Encounter

My journey with MAGWest began during Rockage 3.0, in February of 2014, at San Jose State University. As part of the campus' Game Development Club I volunteered some of my time to watch over our pride and joy student-built Arcade Cabinets. While here I had what I'll always consider to be a fateful encounter.

I met Dominic Cerquetti, former game developer, and at-the-time CEO of MAGFest Inc. Read that tale here.

SJSU Arcade Launcher

· 2 min read
Daniel A.R. Evans
Full-Stack Software Janitor

During my sophomore year at San Jose State University, I had the opportunity to build an in-house arcade launcher for the SJSU Game Development Club that would compete against other in-house launchers.

For this project I partnered up with my friend and mentor, Arthur Baney, using Game Maker Studio's scripts powered through the Game Maker Language, or GML. Arthur was a junior at SJSU, a member of the Game Development Club, and a talented developer - especially when it came to using GML.

Rikoshe Games

· 3 min read
Daniel A.R. Evans
Full-Stack Software Janitor
During my freshman year at San Jose State University, I had the opportunity to be a contractor building mobile games for a now-defunkt company called Rikoshe Games, Inc.

I produced games for Rikoshe with my friend and mentor, Arthur Baney, using Game Maker Studio's scripts powered through the Game Maker Language, or GML. Arthur was a sophomore at SJSU, a member of the Game Development Club, and a talented developer - especially when it came to using GML.

MAGFest Registration and Account Management System

· 4 min read
Daniel A.R. Evans
Full-Stack Software Janitor

MAGFest's Registration and Account Management System, better known as

Ubersystem, or Uber for short!

The first time I volunteered for MAGFest, I ran registration at small event in California. Before the event opened, I had been told that the guy setting it up, Dominic Cerquetti, had broken something. I had never used MAGFest's registration system before, but I was told we would be running registration manually.

My First MAGFest

· 7 min read
Daniel A.R. Evans
Full-Stack Software Janitor

Introduction to MAGFest

The first ever interaction with MAGFest was during Rockage 3.0, in February of 2014, at San Jose State University. As part of the campus' Game Development Club I volunteered some of my time to watch over our pride and joy student-built Arcade Cabinets. While here I had what I'll always consider to be a fateful encounter.

The Personal Website

· 4 min read
Daniel A.R. Evans
Full-Stack Software Janitor

It All Starts With A Name

Many things in this world revolves around names. Everybody has one. Me, you, my father. My father was born David Alexander Richard Evans, and he was the son of Derek Alexander Evans. I am Daniel Alexander Ross Evans, and I am the son of David Alexander Richard Evans.